Unscramble EMPERCES and you have 109 words, EMPERCES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EMPERCES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 14 with 6, 31 with 5, 33 with 4, 22 with 3 and 7 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with EMPERCES letters: EMPERCE, 13 points.
14 of 31 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPERCES tie at 9 points; none scores more. PEERS, CREEP and SPREE will look familiar.
Of the 33 4-letter words from EMPERCES, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. SEEM, PEER and SPEC are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EMPERCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with EM · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CREEPS, CREMES, CREPES, EMCEES, MERCES and SEMPRE (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts EMPERCES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPERCES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 109) | 83 | 109 | 73 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPERCES, EMPERCE, PEECES, PERCES, PRECES, SEMPER, CREMS, CREPS, PEECE, PERCE, PREMS, CREM and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MERCES, MERCS, PERCS, EMERSE, MERC, PERC, PERES, SEMEE, PERE and MES, 10 in all.
This word takes every letter of EMPERCES plus a single extra one.